the first page is now filled with print

the first page is now filled with print

 

 

royal weddings,

royal typewriters

with missing keys try to translate

 

love with skipped letters

vows in current stanzas

future words negotiated

 

with punched resolve

and banged up carriages

rolling to an abrupt stop

 

pomp and circumstance

it's all so pretty in the beginning

just like when the typewriters

 

first come out of the box.

 

erin-cilberto

5/20/18

Reviews

[Terry L & Linda L Shuff]

Time will reveal the trueness in all marriages, My wife and I. 49 years and counting.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

49 that is wonderful, Terry...i love hearing of marriages that have lasted that long, these days....parents are dead now...they were in their 90's and had 70 years married...amazing.
j.

[Terry L & Linda L Shuff]

Oh that is a wonderful testimonial for young people to not give up so easily. And thank you for your comment

[Jimmy Yetts]

Clever and perceptive.
As for me, royal weddings bore my a*s off.
Blood should never be blue!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i hear ya on the blood thing, Jimmy.
thanks
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Typewriters, Royal weddings and carriages. Smiling at just how clever you are with your writing. I can remember learning to type on one of those old ones, depressing the keys and returning the carriage, to start on the next line. Changing those messy ribbons and all those typos, you have brought back to me Jacob.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Chris---
j.

[Neville]

Yes indeed.. my first Olivetti tho still remembered was consigned to the attic long before it was transferred to the council refuse and recycling depot many many moons ago... of course, the years do take their toll, but so does technology...........what will tomorrow bring... Nicely penned, my Friend.. N

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for sharing how you relate to this, Neville.
j.

[redzone]

and the trick is, to keep that typewriter well taken care of, to keep it oiled and dust free so that it has a chance to last a very long time... everything breaks down by use or neglect, the real story is how well you work at fixing it when it does.... far too often we do not hear or ignore the warning signs of changes and so when it breaks, we just throw it away.... of course sometimes no matter what you do, it all falls apart...

royal weddings are always mostly pomp and circumstance, just another fake "reality show", unless you are addicted to and believe in Hallmark Channel's romcoms... lol...
Jacob you always amaze me with your metaphors and where they allow me to go....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Curt...appreciate your visits, always.
j.